New Ulm Municipal Airport

New Ulm Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCity of New Ulm
LocationNew Ulm, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL1,011 ft / 308.2 m
Coordinates44°19′10″N 094°30′08″W / 44.31944°N 94.50222°W / 44.31944; -94.50222
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ULM is located in Minnesota
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Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
ULM is located in the United States
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ULM (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 5,401 1,341 Asphalt
4/22 2,825 861 Grass

New Ulm Municipal Airport (IATA: ULM, ICAO: KULM, FAA LID: ULM) is a public airport located two statute miles (3 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of New Ulm, a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. This general aviation airport covers 195 acres (79 ha) and has two runways. Operational since September 1945,[1] scheduled airline service was once available on Midwest Aviation, also known as Lake State Airways,[citation needed] though today only charter flights are offered by the city's New Ulm Flight Service, founded in the 1960s.[2]

The airport is home to an annual fly-in pancake breakfast, which serves as the New Ulm Lion Club's biggest fundraiser of the year.[3]

Facilities & Aircraft

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New Ulm has two runways. Runway 15/33 is 5401 x 100 ft and is made of asphalt, while runway 4/22 is 2478 x 160 ft and is turf.[4][5]

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2018, the airport has 15,330 operations per year, or 42 per day. This includes 21% general aviation, 29% air taxi, and <1% military. For the same time period, there are 13 aircraft based on the field: 11 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes.[4][5]

The airport has one FBO offering fuel, a courtesy car, a crew lounge, and more.[6]

Accidents & Incidents

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  • On February 9, 2022, a Piper PA-46 Malibu made an emergency landing at New Ulm due to engine troubles while en route to Fargo, North Dakota. Nobody on board was injured.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ AirNav: KULM. Retrieved on 2011-09-21
  2. ^ City of New Ulm: Municipal Airport. Retrieved on 2011-09-21
  3. ^ "Cool planes fly in to raise funds". NU Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. ^ a b "AirNav: KULM – New Ulm Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. ^ a b "KULM – New Ulm Municipal Airport". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  6. ^ "North Star Aviation". FlightAware. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. ^ "Plane makes unscheduled stop in New Ulm". NU Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
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